A woman that led authorities on a pursuit in May of 2019 which started in Santa Clarita and ended in the San Fernando Valley pled guilty to six felony charges, including animal cruelty and fleeing from law enforcement. Julie Rainbird, a woman who led police on a pursuit while driving an RV with two dogs inside a year ago, has pleaded ...

A RV pursuit suspect that led authorities on a pursuit in May which started in Santa Clarita and ended in the San Fernando Valley appeared in court Monday, officials said. Julie Rainbird, 52 at the time of the chase, of Winnetka, originally pled not guilty to one felony count each of fleeing a pursuing peace officer’s motor vehicle causing serious ...

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office recently honored three people, including a man from Valencia, for their courage in stepping up in the face of danger and helping to keep the community safe, officials said Thursday.  The honorees included a Valencia man who came to the aid of a woman who was beaten by her boyfriend and forced to ...

A man convicted of kidnapping his two young children and fleeing from law enforcement in an RV chase was sentenced to 88 years and four months in prison Wednesday. On May 1, 2018, 48-year-old Stephen Merle Houk and the mother of his children got into a fight in the family’s RV parked in Malibu. Houke then pointed a loaded firearm ...

A RV chase suspect was found guilty of kidnapping his two young children and fleeing from law enforcement, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Jurors deliberated for two hours before finding Stephen Merle Houk, 48, guilty of two counts each of kidnapping, child abuse, injuring a spouse and child detention, and one count each of assault with ...

A paroled sex offender who led law enforcement on a 100-mile RV pursuit that went through Santa Clarita in 2018 is set to return to court for jury selection. Stephen Houk, 47, is charged with two counts of kidnapping, child abuse, injuring a spouse and child detention, according to Ricardo Santiago, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. ...

Two RV chase suspects, charged with separate pursuits which originated in Santa Clarita, appeared in court on Tuesday, officials said.   Stephen Houk, 47, and Julie Rainbird, 52, both are facing various charges related to fleeing from law enforcement in a recreational vehicle, according to Ricardo Santiago with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.  Houk, a registered sex offender, is ...

The RV chase suspect that led authorities on a pursuit Tuesday which started in Santa Clarita and ended in the San Fernando Valley was arraigned Thursday on multiple felony charges, officials said. Julie Rainbird, 52, of Winnetka pled not guilty to one felony count each of fleeing a pursuing peace officer’s motor vehicle causing serious bodily injury, hit-and-run driving resulting in ...

A high-speed chase that started just after 7 p.m. Tuesday near Towsley Canyon has ended in the San Fernando Valley after a dramatic pursuit involving a stolen motorhome. Officials with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station first identified the vehicle and began pursuit southbound on The Old Road until California Highway Patrol took over. “We got the call around 7 ...

The registered sex offender who led deputies on an RV pursuit that went through Santa Clarita, and resulted in a two-day manhunt, returned to court Thursday. Stephen Merle Houk, 47, is charged with two counts of kidnapping, child abuse, injuring a spouse and child detention, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. Houk is also charged with one ...